West End Frame: UPDATED: Sneak peek at... Andrew Lloyd Webber's Stephen Ward

Production images have been released for Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical Stephen Ward which is currently in previews at the Aldwych Theatre. The production officially opens next week on 19th December 2013. Take a look the the images below (click on a picture to enlarge).

Stephen Ward, which has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and book and lyrics by playwright Christopher Hampton and lyricist Don Black, is directed by Richard Eyre and is currently booking until 1st March 2014. Set and Costume designs are by Rob Howell, with lighting by Peter Mumford, sound by Paul Groothuis, projection design by Jon Driscoll and choreography by Stephen Mear. Stephen Ward is produced by Robert Fox Limited and The Really Useful Group.

The cast comprises Alexander Hanson as Stephen Ward, Charlotte Spencer as Christine Keeler,Charlotte Blackledge as Mandy Rice Davies, Anthony Calf as Lord Astor, Daniel Flynn as John Profumo, Joanna Riding as Valerie Hobson, Ian Conningham as Ivanov, Chris Howell as Murray,Ricardo Coke Thomas as Lucky Gordon and Wayne Robinson as Johnny Edgecombe. Other cast members are Martin Callaghan, Kate Coyston, Jason Denton, Julian Forsyth, Amy Griffiths, Paul Kemble, Emma Kate Nelson, Carl Sanderson, Emily Squibb, John Stacey, Helen Ternent and Tim Walton.